Posted by Michelle Meyers, cnet news, December 24, 2008
Here I am using my two unread newspapers as a thick place mat for my Christmas Eve Chinese lunch, and what should cross my desk: a new Pew study showing that the Internet has surpassed newspapers as Americans' main source for national and international news.
How appropriate--albeit a little sad for this ol' school journalist who still romanticizes about the days when you could truly stop the presses.
(Credit: Pew Research Center for the People & the Press)
Some 40 percent of those surveyed by Pew Research for the People & the Press say they get most of their international and national news from the Internet, up from 24 percent in September 2007. Internet coverage of the presidential campaign--much of it buoyed by social networks--was likely the reason for that recent growth.
TV, however, continues to be cited most frequently as a main source for international and national news, according the study.
Other interesting findings of Pew's News Interest Index are the top news stories of 2008. The economy took the top spot, followed by rising gas prices and the debate over the Wall Street bailout.
Click here (PDF) for more details on the study.
Michelle Meyers is an associate editor who tracks online happenings in media, entertainment, and politics. E-mail Michelle.
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